The Ottawa Orchid Society is pleased to host the 2008 Canadian Orchid
Congress Annual Meeting, and invites and welcomes you to attend the
COC meeting and our 27th annual orchid show and sale on April 26-27,
2008. A special feature will be the orchid symposium, Orchids around the
World, featuring eight excellent symposium speakers.
The Show and Symposium are open to everyone, and we also hope that many members of the COC and its affiliated societies will take this opportunity to
attend. The detailed brochure includes a
schedule of events and an outline of what you can expect during the weekend. Please note that the
show setup will take place from noon to 9 p.m. on Friday, April 25, 2008. Please don't hesitate to
approach one of the Society contacts below if you need assistance or have additional questions.
First of all, we have a great Show with many vendors lined up. The theme for the 2008 Show is
Orchidophilia, the love of orchids. In addition to those from our valued usual participants, the
Ottawa Orchid Society would love to see displays entered from societies from across the country.
Please note that we will have categories for cut orchids, orchid art and educational displays if you
are arriving by plane and don't wish to bring a lot of plants. New for 2008 will be a special class
for cut flower corsages to adorn a dress loaned by the well-known couturier Richard Robinson.
Societies and individuals are invited to enter a corsage in this exciting and fun competition. Criteria are
outlined in the registration schedule. All plants, art and displays should be registered in advance
to allow us to have tags ready. Please let the two show Co-chairs know as soon as possible what
you will need in terms of tables and display space. Registration will open February 1st and close
just before the Show. However, we would appreciate getting your registration as early as possible,
and we definitely need to know about display space needs as soon as possible. Please use the registration forms available here.
The orchid symposium promises to be both informative and entertaining. We have some great
speakers lined up covering an interesting range of topics. Our banquet will be a special event at
the International Restaurant at Algonquin College and Doug Kennedy of Orchids in Our Tropics
will be our featured banquet speaker. As is the custom, there will be an auction during the banquet
with proceeds shared with the Canadian Orchid Congress. We hope that you will be able
to help us out with a donation to the auction.
Please distribute the brochure to interested orchid enthusiasts and please reserve
the last weekend of April for this exciting event. Ottawa has many other attractions to offer and
we hope you will take some time to enjoy some of the many museums, galleries and sites in our
National Capital. We look forward to our Show and to the continuation of many friendships and
the development of new ones. We hope to see you there.